The heatsink proved to be very effective too, as our Samsung 970 Evo was 18°C warmer without it and a massive 29°C warmer sat flat on the motherboard with the horizontal heatsink removed, leaving the SSD stuck between the DIMM.2 module and memory.
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Despite the compact form-factor the ASUS Maximus XI Gene has a lot to offer those of us who run single GPU systems and dual-channel RAM. Indeed one of the big benefits of the dual-channel system now is the ability to use double-stacked DDR4, letting you have massive memory capacity even on these two slot motherboards.
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The new ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XI GENE is a big change in layout from traditional micro ATX boards. But is ASUS limiting its user-base by changing things that already work. Read on to find out more about the MAXIMUS XI GENE.
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That makes the ROG Maximus XI Gene a great board for a very particular kind of builder looking for a compact, no-compromise PC. Just know that it won’t be cheap, as this board currently sells for around $400 in USA (UK gets it for only £300 inc. VAT).
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